Is There a Larke Coat of Arms?
The spelling Larke grew out of Lark, an English surname with a long paper trail. The family name meaning is “One with some”, the same as for Lark.
A variant of Lark
The extra “e” in Larke is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
How common is Larke?
About 515 people in the United States were recorded as Larke in 2010, placing it 42,163 on the national list.
Heraldry and the Larke name
Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Lark surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.
Want more than a summary? See the Larke family name pack.